Clinical

This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Jewish Hospital scraps plan to suspend heart transplant program

KentuckyOne Health is nixing its month-old plan to inactivate its heart transplant program at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, instead opting to work with the University of Louisville to keep the program alive.

Childhood cancer survivors face steep odds of CVD later in life

Childhood cancer survivors are up to three times more likely than their cancer-free peers to develop various types of heart disease, according to an Aug. 26 study published in Circulation.

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T2D and heart failure could be a deadly combination

A multi-country study in Asia has revealed patients with both type 2 diabetes and heart failure face higher odds of structural CV abnormalities, a poorer quality of life and an increased risk of death.

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Owning pets—especially dogs—helps heart patients manage their risk factors

Research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes this month suggests owning a pet—in particular a dog—can be beneficial for cardiovascular health.

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Algorithm spots AFib in seemingly normal EKGs

A study of more than 181,000 patients at the Mayo Clinic has proven the efficacy of an AI algorithm in spotting AFib on seemingly normal EKGs, the Daily Mail reports.

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The ‘other’ vulnerable phase of HF management

Managing new-onset HF is a delicate task for cardiologists, and one that demands an appropriate balance between aggressive treatment and optimal quality of life for the patient. But that balance may be harder to strike than previously thought, researchers reported in Circulation this month.

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Women present with typical MI symptoms more often than men

Women present with “typical” heart attack symptoms more often than men, according to research published August 20 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Smokers’ elevated CVD risk lingers for 10-15 years after quitting

It takes somewhere between 10 and 15 years—and possibly up to 25—after quitting tobacco for former heavy smokers’ CVD risk to revert to pre-smoking levels, according to a study published August 20 in JAMA.